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Aporophobia

Why We Reject the Poor Instead of Helping Them

Professor Adela Cortina

Explore the universal prejudice of rejecting the poor and its pervasive consequences in Aporophobia. Political philosopher Adela Cortina sheds light on the neurological and social origins of this daily attack on poor people and proposes the term "aporophobia" to recognize it. From its threat to democracy to unnoticed hate crimes, Cortina proclaims that poverty is the biggest problem facing the world today. But there is hope, and she explains how education and democratic institutions can help us fight this disastrous prejudice. In a world of migrant crises and economic inequality, Aporophobia is a must-read for understanding and tackling one of the most serious problems of the twenty-first century.
Publish Date
2017-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
2017-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
3.73
ISBN
9780691205526
Recommendations
1
Recommendations
2022-10-16T14:06:41.000Z
Now in English, Adela Cortina’s book of sweeping ambition, clarity and kindness, on why we view the poor and the marginalized the way we do.      source